Picks and Ponderings: 2016 Breeders’ Cup Distaff Preview and Friday Selections

Over at Picks and Ponderings, I take a look at the most eagerly anticipated race of the weekend: the Breeders’ … More

O’Brien and Stoute in the Breeders’ Cup Turf

Over at ShapperDaCapper, I’m writing about the Breeders’ Cup Turf. My first piece for the week looks at a pair … More

At Picks and Ponderings, my stakes selections as well as my “play” horse and my “pass” horse for each of … More

Breeders’ Cup Friday proved a good day for three three-year-old fillies by Curlin. Two daughters of Curlin lined up in … More

The Breeders’ Cup starts today! My selections and longshots for Friday, as well as videos with my pick and pass … More

Over at ShapperDaCapper, I started the week with a look at a few past trends in the Breeders’ Cup Turf, … More

Though the Marathon Stakes (GII) no longer carries the Breeders’ Cup imprimatur, it still exists. This makes me very happy, … More

This evening, Paul Mazur and I attacked Saturday’s Breeders’ Cup races the same way we did with Friday’s card: pointing … More

Earlier this month, Romans Racing did a Keen Ice selfie contest. The rules were pretty simple: print out one of … More

This year, Paul Mazur and I try something a little different at Picks and Ponderings. We are doing video previews…with … More

The Dirt Mile is simple, right? Take 1/1 morning line favourite Liam’s Map as a free square, and move on? … More

Over at ShapperDaCapper, Chicago Railbird is taking a week off for the Breeders’ Cup. That doesn’t mean I’m taking the … More

Last year, only one Curlin baby went to the Breeders’ Cup: Danette, who finished a solid fifth in the Juvenile … More

Welcome to another installment of this week in Curlin babies: all the news that’s fit to print about Blinkers Off’s … More

With all apologies to the Haiku Handicapper, this year’s Breeders’ Cup Classic was sufficiently dramatic to require a Sonnet Recapper. … More